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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 194 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 300 students in grades 1–5 in Westfield, part of the highly ranked Westfield Public School District. SchoolDigger ranks the district 47th of 607 New Jersey districts, and the school 194th of 1,331 statewide, at the 85th percentile with four stars. The key concern for families is that results have declined from earlier high points, even though they remain well above state averages.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to local comparisons, while ELA is its weakest. Across grades 3–5, math proficiency was 77.8%, nearly matching the district’s 77.7% and exceeding the nearby-school average of 72% and state average of 47%. ELA averaged 70%—8 percentage points below the district and 5 points below nearby schools, though 21 points above the state. The grade-level pattern matters: third-grade ELA was 51%, the lowest among the eight nearby schools compared, while fourth-grade math was 85%, second-highest in that group. Fifth-grade science was 52%, above the state but slightly below the district and nearby-school average.

Results have fallen since 2022–2023: average ELA proficiency across grades 3–5 dropped from 87% to 70%, math from 88% to 78%, and fifth-grade science from 69% to 52%. The school’s SchoolDigger percentile also fell from 96th in 2024–2025 to 85th in 2025–2026; its current rank is sixth-best among eight nearby schools with current rankings. SchoolDigger’s Hispanic-student ranking is a notable strength: the school ranks 7th of 991 schools, at the 99th percentile, indicating especially strong standing for this group. In context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.0, above the nearby-school average of 12.1, and 1% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.

300

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,181

Per pupil spending ?

1.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

900 St. Marks Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090-2039

(908) 789-4600

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High:	Westfield Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Westfield Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg45%

194^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Westfield Public School District

47^th of 607Westfield Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	194 of 1331	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	93.6	51 of 1347	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	84 of 1338	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	18 of 1342	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	6 of 1345	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	30 of 1317	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	30 of 1360	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	32 of 1353	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	36 of 1352	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	69 of 1346	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	32 of 1357	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	78 of 1363	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	81.2	202 of 1367	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	164 of 1363	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	189 of 1360	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	91 of 1354	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	63 of 1346	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	55 of 1338	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	74.9	298 of 1329	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	301 of 1314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	135 of 1303	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	87.7	19 of 1298	98.5%	★★★★★
2003	89.1	21 of 1204	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	190 of 1311	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	97 of 1326	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	120 of 1317	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	37 of 1318	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	22 of 1326	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	14 of 1290	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	30 of 1331	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	44 of 1333	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	7 of 991	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	8 of 1032	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	210 of 1306	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	95.2	19 of 1318	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	59 of 1313	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	12 of 1315	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 1324	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	83 of 1297	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	44 of 1335	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	35 of 1334	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	218 of 970	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	94.3	39 of 1023	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	158 of 989	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	58 of 958	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	18 of 949	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	55 of 868	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	79 of 1007	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	165 of 1001	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	259 of 951	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	81 of 970	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	95 of 963	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	20 of 975	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	8 of 976	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	4 of 964	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	15 of 1023	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	33 of 1022	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+31 vs state

English Language Arts68%+20 vs state

Science52%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	85.3	194^th of 1331 public elementary schools	85.4%		93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%	143	52.1		51.4	78.0	79.2				71.5	85.3	76.6						$13,181	$49	$13,132
Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	71	406^th of 1331 public elementary schools	69.5%		55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%	205	47.0	29.6	70.6	59.1	62.7	74.4	77.2	84.1	55.9	38.6	49.0	61.5	40.0	23.5	85.2	85.2	$15,288	$580	$14,708
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.1	36^th of 1331 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%	15	60.4		84.9	83.8	87.3				81.8	79.4	82.6						$12,753	$48	$12,705
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0	—	275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	85.4	193^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	85.5%		87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%	21	51.3		61.5	82.1	64.9				70.8	89.6	67.6						$11,741		$11,741
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																	$69,299	$909	$68,390
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$12,027	$47	$11,980
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	92.5	71^st of 1331 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%	15	54.3		76.8	71.6	87.1				79.8	78.5	79.3						$14,088	$52	$14,036
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	86.3	185^th of 1331 public elementary schools	86.1%		85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%	11	50.0		79.6	63.0	71.7				84.8	64.4	73.4						$14,540	$54	$14,486
Livingston Avenue School	Public	3-5	75 Livingston Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6248	270	23	11.8	1.1%	186 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.3%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	85.3	196^th of 1331 public elementary schools	85.3%		82.8	234^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%	38	55.5		70.4	66.3	80.2				67.0	64.3	72.8						$12,217		$12,217
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	92	77^th of 1331 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%	10	50.5		85.6	78.3	77.9				79.4	83.7	70.6						$13,847	$52	$13,795

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